Observed arrival · 2026-10-17
Takuma Satoh’s flood-data-and-apps portfolio
A Kumamoto-based disaster-information researcher and iOS developer documents resident-run river cameras, watershed work, wetlands, and apps for fishing and wildlife destinations.
- For
- Kuma River residents, anglers, and zoo or aquarium visitors
- Worth noticing
- The page lists a starting price of ¥9,000 per river camera, which residents install at their homes.
Field notes
For くまカメ, residents place commercially available IoT cameras at homes near the river and check footage on a phone; the page lists a starting price of ¥9,000 per camera. It also describes wildlife detection using MegaDetector and SpeciesNet, community animal voting, and Discord alerts. Separate app entries cover fishing logs that attach time, location, weather, tides, and candidate species, as well as searching zoos and aquariums by animal.
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